Art Widner (1917[1] or 1918[2]-2015) was a longtime science fiction fan and fanzine editor.[3][2][1]
He has been one of the organizers the first science fiction fan club in Boston (The Stranger Club) in 1940.[2] s President of the N3F in 1947.[2] He has been the contributor to and an editor of many fanzines, including early sf fanzines Fanfare and Yhos.[2][1]
He has been credited with inventing the first science-fiction themed board game, Interplanetary, in 1943.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Glyer, Mike (2015). "Obituaries: Art Widner (1917-2015)" (PDF). File 770 (165).
- ^ a b c d e Swartz, Jon D. (December 2006). "Biographies of Prominent Neffers Part 4" (PDF). The National Fantasy Fan. 6 (4): 11–12.
- ^ Dozois, Gardner (2016-07-05). The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4668-9266-8.
- ^ "SFE: Board Game". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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